Heating apparatus



June 24, 1930. A. B. MODINE 1,757,604

HEATING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 25, 1925 Patented June 24, 1930 NITEDfS rAT-Es PATENT-OFFICE ARTHUR LB. MODINE, 01: moms, WISCONSIN,ASSVIG1\TIIQR r MODINE ivmiviiraoruzamc COMPANY, 01'. moms, WISCONSIN, A cozaronarron or WISCONSIN HEATING APPARATUS Application filed September 25, 1925; Serial m; 58,543. g

' My invention relates to'heating apparatus and particularly to heating apparatus which may be suspended from a ceiling or the like. The' i'nvention has among its objects the production of apparatus of the kind described which is extremely neat' and attractive in appearance, COIIVGIllQllt, compact, durable,

efficient and satisfactory for use wherever 5 found applicable.

, hanger o'r bracket is screw-threaded to the ofapipe which projects downward fromfa' ceiling or the like, the pipe being p'art of a steam or hot water system. "Car the room. W

her objects and advantages of the. construction hereinshown and described ried by the hanger or b'racket'is ara diator which ispreferably of the automobiletype and communicates witha-downwardly projecting pipe through a channel or passage" formed; in the hanger orbracket. An elec- 20.

tric motor carried by the hangeror bracket drives a fan adapted to induce a circulation of air thr'oughthe radiator. Carried by the motor shaft-is a conical member adapted to distribute the heated'air around Many 0t 7' will be obvious to those skilled inthe art from the disclosure herein given. 7

e To this end my invention consists in the novel .construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described,

and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Inthe drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts:

of Fig. 1.

1 is a vertical section through apparatus embodying the novel features of my invention; and 1 Fig. 2 is a plan section taken on' line 2-2 In the 10 designates a pipe which forms part of a steam or hot water system,'the pipe 10 being In one embodiment of; the invention, a

drawing, the reference character 'preferablycomprising headers 13, which are connected by tubes -15 or the equivalent.

Bolts 16 may be provided for securing the radiator 12 to the hanger or; bracket 11. The bracket 11 preferably comprises divergent leg members 17 and 18, the leg member 17 havinga passage 19 therethrough which operatively connects the radiator 12 with the pipe 10. The radiator 12 ispreferably connected to a return pipe 20 through which condensed fluid or hot water may be discharged. An electric motor 22 is secured to 'theleg members 17 and 18 by bolts 23, and

is provided with a shaft 25 which projects through the radiator 12; Mounted upon the lower end of the shaft 25 is a fan 27 which will induce the circulation of air'through the radiator when it is driven by the motor 22.

-A converging apron 28 secured to theundersurface of the radiator 12 insures that the fan 27 will operate efiiciently. Secured to thelower end of'theshaft 25 and positioned below the fan 27 is a conical member 30 adaptedto spread or distributethe air drawn through the radiator 12 by the motor Obviously, any number of units "ofthe kind above described maybe suspended room. -It will benoted'that the motor 22 is not subjected to the heated air passing from the radiator 12 but is continually cooled by the cool'air drawn into the radiator. The improved device is extremely simple, and may be quickly and easily connected to the steam or hot water system.

" Having thus described'my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications'inay be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence I do not wish to'beunderstood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and, described or uses men tioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

from the ceiling of a room and when oper- V 'a'ted' will circulate and heat the air inthe 1." Heating apparatus comprising a pipe section adapted to be secured to a pipe for supplying a heated fluid, said pipe section communicating'wlth said plpe, a bracket secured to said pipe section and supported solely thereby, a radiator carriedby said bracket, and communicating with said pipesection, and meansrcarriedby the bracket 1 for inducing a flowof air 'through said rad1- ator. V V

2. I-Ieat1ng apparatus comprislng a pipe section adapted to be'secured: to a pipe for supplying a heated fluid, said pipe section communicating with said pipe, fabracket secured to said pipe section and supported solely thereby, a radiator carried by said bracket and communicating with said pipe' section, a motor carried by'said bracket, and a fan operated byvthe motor for inducing a flow of air through the radiator, said motor being mounted in a position wherein the air heated by the radiator does not strikeit.

3.- Heating apparatus comprising a pipe section adapted to be secured to a pipe for .7: pended from said pipe section and supportzing sald radiator HIlCl StllCl means, said onesupplying a heated fluid, said pipe section connn'unicating with said; pipe, a radlator,

- means for inducing a flow of air through said radiator, and a one-piece bracket 'suspiece bracket having a passage therethrough communicating with said radiator and said pipe section. r r r 4. In an apparatus'of theclass described,

a heatingunit, a :bracket supporting said heating unit and hav ng a passage for conducting heatedfluid to said unit, tubular means for supplying aheated fluid to said passage and forming the soleisupport for said bracket, a motor supported by said:

bracket, a shaft 'driven by said motor and through said unit.

adapted at one end for communicating with passing through said unit, and a fan mounted on said shaft on the side of said unit opposite to said motor for advancing air 5. In an apparatus of the class described,

a heating unit, a bracket comprisinga. pair 5 of divergent arms supporting said heating unit, one of said arms be ng hollow and fluid supply means and for" communicating at its other end with said heating unit for supplying fluid thereto, a motor supported between said arms and means actuated by said motor for advancing air through said unit. 7

. 6. In an apparatus of the classdescribed,

, a heating unit, a bracket comprisinga pair of divergent arms "supporting said heating munit, one of said arms being hollow and adapted atone end forcommunicating with fluid supply means, and communicating at its other end with said heating unit for supplying fluid thereto, a motor supported be tween said arms, a shaft arranged in a plane substantially perpendicular to that of said unit and driven by said motor, and ajfan -means. 7 I V V 8. In an apparatus of the elassdescribed,

mounted on said shaftiadiaecnt one side of 7 said unit for advanclng air through said' unit.

T. In an apparatus of the class described, ahea't ng unit comprising spaced headers and tubular means connecting them, a

bracket haying one of its ends secured to one header and having its other end secured to the other Qhe'ader, said bracket having a tubular portion for conducting heating fluid to one of saidheaders, means carried by said bracket for advancing a1r through said heating unit, and tubular means forconnecting said bracket to a fluid supply pipe and adapted to be the sole support of said brack et, said heating unitand said air advancing aheating unit, a bracket supporting said vheating 'unit and having a passage for conducting heated fluid to said unit, tubular means for supplying a heated fluid to" said passage and'forming the sole support" for said bracket, a motor supported by said bracket, a shaft driven by said motor and passing through said unit, afan mounted on said shaft on the side ofsaid'unit opposite to said motor for advancing a1r through said unit,'and means for deflectin i the air afterit has been advanced throng said heating unit.

9. In an apparatus of the class described, 7

a heating unit, a bracket comprisinga pair of divergent arms supporting said heating, s

unit, one of said arms being hollow and adapted at one end for communicating with fluid supply means and for communicating at its other end with said heating unit for supplying fluid thereto, a motor supported between said arms means actuated by' said motor for advancing air through said unit, 7 and means supported by Stt1d"al1 advancing means for. deflecting the air advanced thereby. V r

10. In an apparatus of the class described, a heating unitya bracket comprisingapair of divergent arms supportingsaid heating unit, one of said arms being adapted atone end for communlcating with fluid supply means, and communicating at its other end with said heating unit for supplying fluid thereto, a motor supported between said" arms, a shaft driven by said motor, a fan mounted onsaid shaft for advancing air through said unit, and an air deflect-or mounted on said fan shaft. i

11. In apparatus of the class'describedf ARTHUR B. MODINE. 

